When a brutal U.S. Marshal arrests one of the Ponderosa's workers for murder to transport him to Los Angeles for trial, and a doubtful Hoss and Adam come along in the stagecoach, along with a Dr. and his beautiful daughter, to make sure the Marshal doesn't kill him before they get there. The question also arises later of whether the ranch worker is really guilty and dangerous after all.

Stars:
Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright (1959-65)
Dan Blocker as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright (1959-72)
Michael Landon as Joseph Francis "Little Joe" Cartwright
Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing
Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee (1960-72)
Bing Russell as Deputy Clem Foster (1962-73)
Lou Frizzell as Dusty Rhoades (1970-72)
Harry Holcombe as Doc Martin (1968-73)
Tim Matheson as Griff King (1972-1973)
Slim Pickens as Marshall
Remo Pisani as Bartender (1968-1970)
Mitch Vogel as Jamie Hunter-Cartwright (1970-73)